Soward Surname
Approximately 1,460 people bear this surname
Soward Surname Definition:
(English) Sow-Herd [Old English sú +heorde]
Soward Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,186 | 1:305,615 | 28,106 |
| Liberia | 67 | 1:65,799 | 5,672 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 406 | 1:123,691 | 12,002 |
Soward Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Sow-Herd [Old English sú +heorde]
Soward Demographics
Average Male Soward Height
177.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Soward Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soward Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soward is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soward? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 267,533rd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,991,470 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Soward reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Soward is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,186 people, or 1 in 305,615. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 28 percent live, Kentucky, where 6 percent live and Oklahoma, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Soward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Soward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soward surname expanded 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Soward Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Soward surname are 2.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.07% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Soward earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.59% more than the national average, earning $60,410 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showard | 92 | 79 | / |
| Sjosward | 86 | 13 | / |
| Seward | 83 | 19,648 | / |
| Saward | 83 | 1,614 | / |
| Sowart | 83 | 84 | / |
| Zoward | 83 | 17 | / |
| Suward | 83 | 13 | / |
| Joward | 83 | 12 | / |
| Sobard | 83 | 4 | / |
| Soword | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sovard | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sowerd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schooward | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheward | 77 | 1,666 | / |
| Seeward | 77 | 86 | / |
| Shaward | 77 | 68 | / |
| Souvard | 77 | 35 | / |
| Cowhard | 77 | 29 | / |
| Soobard | 77 | 15 | / |
| Suwardt | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sawards | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hjoward | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sieward | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sowords | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewardt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Choward | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sgaward | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zoeward | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sowarts | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewaird | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sovards | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seweard | 77 | 0 | / |
| Saweard | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shuward | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gioward | 77 | 0 | / |
| Seuward | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sewardd | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shawaird | 71 | 301 | / |
| Cowheard | 71 | 35 | / |
| Sobhhard | 71 | 13 | / |
| Scheward | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sjosvard | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sohwartz | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shaeward | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawward | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schowart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chowhard | 71 | 1 | / |
| D'Seward | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seauward | 71 | 0 | / |
| Savard | 67 | 23,946 | / |
| Jaward | 67 | 8,125 | / |
| Sabard | 67 | 702 | / |
| Sewart | 67 | 469 | / |
| Suwart | 67 | 244 | / |
| Savord | 67 | 102 | / |
| Covard | 67 | 43 | / |
| Seword | 67 | 41 | / |
| Zaward | 67 | 29 | / |
| Saword | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jovard | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sawart | 67 | 16 | / |
| Saverd | 67 | 15 | / |
| Schowartz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sevard | 67 | 11 | / |
| Subard | 67 | 10 | / |
| Schuwardt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sovart | 67 | 6 | / |
| Suvard | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sewerd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sochwartz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schowarte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jowart | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shouwartz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeward | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coword | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sabord | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soward
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